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Sync an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect Adapter for GraphQL
After you create an external data source, synchronize it to map the database tables with external objects in your Salesforce org.
After you create an external data source, synchronize it to map the database tables with external objects in your Salesforce org.
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume external objects) |
Available in: Developer Edition Available for an extra cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create and edit external data sources: | Customize Application |
After an external object is created, a table qualifier is automatically created based
on the globally unique id field in the GraphQL
schema. See Manage Qualifiers and Externals IDs.

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